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PIZZOCCHERI:
the most typical
dis of Valtellina. Easy to prepare and capable of satisfying the most
demanding palates. Coarse-grained Tagliatelle made from black flour and
vegetables, with Alpine cheese and butter sauce.

Ingredients
& Recipe:
-
600 gr. hard wheat flour
- 250 gr.
potatoes in small cubes/ 100 gr. white flour
- 250 gr.
cobbage / 100 gr. "Bitto" cheese / grated "Parmesan"
- 400 gr.
di butter / garlic, onion, salt, pepper
To
a large pot of boiling water with cobbage and potatoes, boil for 5 min.
Salt to tast; add Pizzocheri, cook for 12-15 min. With a skimmer remove
1/2 of above product to a large bowl, add Parmesan, thin slices of cheese,
add fried butter with garlic or sage, salt and pepper to taste. Repeat
last step with the remaining product. Serve hot.
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"SCIAT"
WITH CHICORY:
irregulary shaped
cheese filled fritters made from black flour. To be served with chicory.

Ingredients
& Recipe:
-
300 gr. hard wheat flour
- 100 gr.
white flour
- 200 gr.
"Bitto" cheese
- salt and
oil for fry
Mix
flour with salt and water to obtain a smooth but compact dough. Don't
use it for two hours, then cut cheese in small cubes, cut small egg-shaped
pieces of dough and fill them with cheese cubes. Fry the fritters in hot
oil.
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RISOTTO
WITH BRESAOLA:

Ingredients
& Recipe:
-
400 gr. rice / 100 gr. di bresaola
- 50 gr.
di butter / 1 onion
- Red wine
from Valtellina / 2 lt. of meat broth
- 100 gr.
"Bitto" cheese
Cut
the onion in small slices, brown it with butter, add rice and brown it;
cover it with wine, make it evaporate; continue adding little broth. Then
add Bresaola cut in small slices and mix. Add cheese and serve hot.
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CUPETA:
typical sweet
of Morbegno. Normally not served in restaurants. It can be bought at backers
or pasty shops. It is made of honey, sugar, walnuts, covered with two
hosts and cut into square pieces.
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